Which of the following statements about H. erectus fossils is NOT true?
A. They had a thicker skull bone and a very robust skeleton.
B. They indicate increasing hunting proficiency.
C. They are often found associated with Acheulean stone tools.
D. They have hyperrobust chewing muscles and broad, flat molars.
E. They show an increasing reliance on cultural adaptation.
Question 2
Which of the following statements about the appearance of H. habilis is true?
A. H. habilis evolved from Paranthropus boisei, the hyperrobust australopith.
B. H. habilis demonstrates the adaptive advantage of sedentism.
C. H. habilis was relatively small in stature compared to H. erectus.
D. H. habilis shows evidence of a shift from an arboreal to an open-grassland environment.
E. H. habilis represents a gradual shift away from predation to vegetarianism.
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